Aesthetics and the
Christian Musician—part 1
Aesthetics is that area of philosophy
that considers the perception of the beautiful as distinguished from the moral
of the useful except in the case of the decorative arts that are both beautiful
and useful. Christian musicians often
wonder just where Christocentric music philosophy fits in to a Christian
aesthetic. One thing is sure, God is
interested in beauty. We know that He is
since His creation is not only useful but also very, very beautiful.
As always, the Christian is concerned
with where to start when building a philosophy of artistic beauty. One thing we know, that in the beginning God
created everything that is beautiful.
Since music was a part of His creation, we know from the Genesis record
that the beauty that God created was very good so therefore His creation of
beauty was exceedingly beautiful.
Thought for the Day
God
intended for us to enjoy the beautiful.
Therefore, there is no conflict between beauty and worshiping God as
long as beautiful art forms are not worshiped.
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